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Compact Cities and Sustainable Urban Development: A Critical Assessment of Policies and Plans from an International Perspective

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Compact Cities and Sustainable Urban Development: A Critical Assessment of Policies and Plans from an International Perspective - de Roo, Gert (Editor), and Miller, Donald (Editor)
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This title was first published in 2000. Encouraging, even requiring, higher density urban development is a major policy in the European Community and of Agenda 21, and a central principle of growth management programmes used by cities around the world. This work takes a critical look at a number of claims made by proponents of this initiative, seeking to answer whether indeed this strategy controls the spread of urban suburbs into open lands, is acceptable to residents, reduces trip lengths and encourages use of public ...

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Compact Cities and Sustainable Urban Development: A Critical Assessment of Policies and Plans from an International Perspective 2020, Routledge, London

ISBN-13: 9781138730526

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Compact Cities and Sustainable Urban Development: A Critical Assessment of Policies and Plans from an International Perspective 2019, Routledge, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9781138730571

Hardcover